Don't take umber-age

Antennaria umbrinella, June 23, 2021

Antennaria umbrinella, June 23, 2021

Common & scientific name
Umber pussytoes, Antennaria umbrinella

Family
Sunflower, Asteraceae

Location
Roadside, 10,000’

Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
This species of pussytoes has brownish coloring at the base of its “paws,” that is, on the lower portion of its phyllaries. A. rosea has phyllaries that are distinctly red, A. media black, A. corymbosa a dark spot, and A. parviflora white or pinkish. Get out the loop and good luck!